Minutes of Proceedings - 2006-06-23
1. MEETING:
The Assembly met at 4.10pm. The Speaker, the Honourable J. L. Aagaard, took the Chair.
2. PRAYERS.
3. PETITIONS:
4. NOTICES:
6. NOTICES:
the Government will pay the wages,
the Minister will deal with any industrial relations matters that flow from the EPA,
that it is part of NRETA,
The Minister will run its paperwork and administration, and
that NT Government will fund its functions; and
9. CRIMINAL REFORM AMENDMENT BILL 2006 (Serial 61):
The Assembly met at 4.10pm. The Speaker, the Honourable J. L. Aagaard, took the Chair.
2. PRAYERS.
3. PETITIONS:
- The Member for Greatorex (Dr Lim) presented petition No. 33 from 36 petitioners requesting the Commonwealth government's assistance with the development of the radiation oncology service be accepted (Paper 566).
Petition read.
The Member for Greatorex (Dr Lim) presented petition No. 32 from 67 petitioners requesting the decision to handover the 48 Territory owned parks be rescinded (Paper 565).
Petition read.
- Response to petitions: The Clerk, pursuant to Standing Order 100A, presented a response to petition No. 20 re an improved bus service for O'Loughlin College students (Paper 567).
4. NOTICES:
- The following notices were given -
Ms Carney: To move - That the Assembly review the conduct of the estimates committee hearing and associated allocated hearing timeframes for ministerial portfolios, noting
- (a) that the time allocated to such portfolios as Chief Minister, Treasurer, Health and Education, Employment and Training, is insufficient, and
- (b) the inability to question the senior public servants directly inhibits the transparency and accountability of Government through the estimates process.
Mr Mills: To move - That, the Assembly -
1. Condemn the Northern Territory Government for reversing its pre-election position to retain the Northern Territory Open Education Centre; and
2. Call upon the Minister for Education to explain why reducing staffing levels by half and exchanging a successful model for an untested one is not about cost cutting.
- The Leader of Government Business (Mr Henderson) moved - That the Assembly at its rising adjourn until Tuesday 22 August 2006 at 10am or such other time and/or date as may be set by the Speaker, pursuant to Sessional Order.
Question - put and passed.
6. NOTICES:
- The following further notices were given -
Dr Lim: To move - That, the Assembly call upon the Government to immediately take effective steps to shut down the Larrakeyah Sewerage Outfall, more commonly known as the Poo Shooter, which is pumping over 1 billion litres of untreated sewage into the Darwin Harbour each year, and to redirect the sewage from the Darwin CBD to the Ludmilla Sewage Treatment Plant in accordance with the plans already described in several PAWA reports.
Mrs Miller: To move - That,
- 1. The Assembly condemn the Australian Labor Party and the Territory Labor Government for -
- (a) deceiving Territorians prior to the last election by asserting that they would establish an independent EPA;
- (b) leaked documents from NRETA that recommend a ‘preferred model’.
(c) ascribing a model which describes an EPA that is a “Discrete unit of NRETA” and that “NRETA will provide administrative, HR and financial support to the EPA”.
(d) restricting the preferred model of the EPA with the following limitations;
the Government will pay the wages,
the Minister will deal with any industrial relations matters that flow from the EPA,
that it is part of NRETA,
The Minister will run its paperwork and administration, and
that NT Government will fund its functions; and
2. The Assembly instruct the Government to remove the word “independent” from all future references to the EPA if this preferred model is adopted.
- The Order of the Assembly having been read for the consideration in Committee of the Whole together with the Reports of the Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee, pursuant to the resolution of the Assembly, dated 15 June 2006 -
The Assembly resolved itself into Committee of the Whole.
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In Committee
(Deputy Chairman - Mr Bonson)
In Committee
(Deputy Chairman - Mr Bonson)
Papers tabled: The Chairman of the Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee (Mr Kiely), pursuant to resolution, laid on the Table the following Papers -
Statement - additional information: Mr Kiely made a statement relating thereto.
At 4.25 pm the Assembly, pursuant to resolution, proceeded to the question -
That the proposed expenditure be agreed to and that the resolutions or expressions of opinion as agreed to by the committees in relation to the proposed expenditure or outputs with reference to the Appropriation Bill 2006/2007, or the activities, performance, practices and financial management of the Power and Water Corporation with reference to its Statement of Corporate Intent for 2006/2007, be agreed to.
Debate ensued.
Question - put and passed.
Question - That the remainder of the Bill be agreed to - put and passed.
Question - That the Bill be reported without amendment - put and passed.
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(6.27pm)
(6.27pm)
The Assembly resumed; the Speaker (Mrs Aagaard) took the Chair; the Acting Chairman (Mr Bonson) reported that the Committee had considered the Bill and the Report of the Estimates Committee and Government Owned Corporations Scrutiny Committee and agreed to the Appropriation Bill 2006/2007 (Serial 50) and reports, without amendment.
Reports adopted.
On the motion of the Treasurer (Mr Stirling) the Bill was read a third time and passed to be a proposed law.
- The Order of the Day having been read for the resumption of debate on the question - That the Bill be now read a second time -
Debate resumed.
Question - put and passed.
Leave granted for a motion for the third reading of the Bill to be moved forthwith.
On the motion of the Treasurer (Mr Stirling) the Bill was read a third time and passed to be a proposed law.
9. CRIMINAL REFORM AMENDMENT BILL 2006 (Serial 61):
- The Minister for Justice and Attorney-General (Dr Toyne), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code and Criminal Code Amendment (Criminal Responsibility Reform) Act 2005.
Bill read a first time.
Dr Toyne moved - That the Bill be now read a second time.
Debate ensued
Paper tabled: Dr Toyne laid on the Table the following Paper -
On the motion of the Member for Araluen (Ms Carney) debate was adjourned.
- The Chief Minister (Ms Martin) moved - That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Question - put and passed.
And the Assembly adjourned at 6.39pm until Tuesday 22 August 2006 at 10am or such other time and/or date as may be set by the Speaker, pursuant to Sessional Order.
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PAPERS:
There were no papers deemed to have been presented on Friday 23 June 2006 -
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ATTENDANCE:
All Members attended the sitting.
- Ian McNeill
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
Last updated: 04 Aug 2016